'Hundreds of jobs' for north west

Several hundred new jobs are to be created in Londonderry, a telecommunications company is expected to announce on Thursday.

Firstsource already employ 500 people in their offices on the Northland Road.

The company is expected to reveal plans for a significant expansion of its operations in the north west.

Firstsource provides call centre and back office processing services to the financial services, telecom and media, travel and healthcare sectors.